WELL · 42-167-31417 · DISTRICT 3
State of Texas #4
Galveston County · Treasure Isle (Big Gas Sand) field · Shut IN · Directional
State Of Texas #4 (API 42-167-31417) is a well in Galveston County operated by Black Water Environmental L.L.C., completed March 16, 2006 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 15, 2005, permitted to 16,350 ft.
It was permitted by Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1) and has since transferred to Black Water Environmental L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including J-5 Sand, K Sand, L Sand, M Sand.
Its lease has reported 16.6K barrels of oil and 123K mcf of gas since March 2006, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Black Water Environmental L.L.C.
Permitted by Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1); the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Texas City, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · (713) 569-8223
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Black Water Environmental L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Reef Exploration, L.P.through Jan 2016 |
| Latest permit | Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1)Aug 15, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,350
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 15, 2005
- last permit issued
- Mar 16, 2006
- completed
- 16.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 123K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 16, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Texas O-3-24856 | Treasure Isle (Big Gas Sand) | Black Water Environmental L.L.C. | 1 | 16.6K | 123K | Mar 2006 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1)Mar 2006 → Mar 2006
- 2Reef Exploration, L.P.May 2006 → Jan 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 604924-98 | Recompletion | Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1) | Dec 7, 2005 | Aug 15, 2005 | Sep 18, 2005 | 16,350 |
| 604924-99 | Drill | Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1) | Aug 12, 2005 | Aug 15, 2005 | Sep 18, 2005 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-24856 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 10 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| J-5 Sand | 9,700 | -9,690 |
| K Sand | 10,750 | -10,740 |
| L Sand | 11,375 | -11,365 |
| M Sand | 12,375 | -12,365 |
| Big Gas Sand 1 | 13,958 | -13,948 |
| Grubbs | 14,710 | -14,700 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,990 | 14,000 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 175 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 3,495 | 17.5 | 3,925 S |
| 9.625 | 8,550 | 12.25 | 410 S |
| 7.625 | 13,721 | 8.5 | 380 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 9, 2006 | May 2, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 20, 2006 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-167-31417 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31417 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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